Adventures Around Adelaide.

A couple weekends ago, Kaitlyn took a bus from Melbourne to come visit me and see the city of Adelaide. We were both very glad to see each other since university had been a bit stressful and I did my best to be a great host - I even made her dinners of kangaroo steak (which was pretty good but I'm not sure I'd make it a regular meal), chicken, and tacos and shared my delicious McLaren Vale wine with her! Here's a summary of the trouble we got up to during her stay:

Kaitlyn arrived bright and early at 6:00am on a Saturday morning at the Adelaide Central Bus Station where I was waiting to meet her and bring her to my townhouse to make her some much-needed coffee, breakfast, and let her use my shower (I give her props - after a 10 hour bus ride, I would just want to sleep for half a day). We headed off to Central Market, Rundle Mall, the Botanical Gardens, and the National Wine Center before grabbing lunch at a restaurant called Hog's Breath on Gouger Street. We headed back to the townhouse for a good 1.5 hour nap and to catch up. Kaitlyn dropped off her bags and checked into the hostel and 5pm before coming back for me to test my cooking skills the first time with the kangaroo steak. We called it a night early (around 9pm) since we had both been up early.

Rundle Mall.

Kaitlyn modelling a stylish hat in Myers.

Kaitlyn at the Botanical Gardens.

Sparkling wine and white chocolate with strawberries and gold leaves at the National Wine Center.

Cool salt and pepper shakers at Hog's Breath.

On Sunday, I showed Kaitlyn more of Adelaide as we wandered to the Art Gallery of South Australia, the University of Adelaide campus, Elder Park and the River Torrens, and the Convention Center. We stopped for lunch at a nice restaurant for some amazing fish and chips. Later that evening, we went to Palace Nova (the nearest movie theatre) to see 'The Avengers'. It was an awesome movie and I highly suggest anyone who hasn't seen it yet hurry over to their local movie theatre ASAP. I was expecting it to be great and it did not disappoint one bit - not only was it filled with lots of action, but it was also A LOT funnier than I was expecting and I even surprised Kaitlyn with my loud and very frequent laughing.

I couldn't resist. Kaitlyn is awesome for taking this picture!

On Monday, Kaitlyn and I took the tram down to Glenelg so she could see the beautiful beach I'm spoiled with. Although the weather was not the greatest, we made the best of what we got. We walked down the pier (and I finally got a picture of myself with the beach in the background) and the beach. I collected shells along the way before I stopped for a bit to build a sandcastle. Before we headed back to the city, we spent some time touring some of the cool shops along Jetty Road. Soon enough, it was time for Kaitlyn to head back to the bus station to catch the bus back to Melbourne. Her stay was short but we had lots of fun while she was here.

Friends on the beach. 

On the pier.

Building a sandcastle!

Our next adventure together will most likely be to Tasmania near the end of June, but before then I have a few more trips in South Australia as my international game of hide and seek continues!